Tile installation template

A method for installing tiles onto a subfloor, the method consisting essentially of:

• applying a plastic template overlay onto the subfloor, the plastic template overlay a length and a width each greater than a length and a width of the subfloor and comprising:
• a plurality of vertical and horizontal lines imprinted on said overlay to form a grid, wherein the grid comprises a plurality of tile spaces formed within intersecting vertical and horizontal lines, the tile spaces having a predefined length and width corresponding to the length and width of a tile, and wherein the vertical and horizontal lines have a predefined width corresponding to the width of grout areas in between said tiles;
• measurements imprinted along the plurality of vertical and horizontal lines to provide measurements for end tiles;
• and
• a plurality of holes through the overlay and contained within each of the tile spaces configured to allow tile glue to adhere directly to the overlay and directly to the subfloor to secure the tile to the subfloor, wherein the plurality of holes remove approximately eighty percent of the plastic overlay;
• adjusting the plastic template overlay by reading the printed measurements on the plastic template to ensure the plastic template overlay is centered in a room in which the tiles are to be laid;
• trimming any excess portions of the plastic template overlay extending beyond a wall of the room;
• securing the plastic template to the subfloor;
• applying adhesive to the plastic template to further and permanently secure the plastic template to the subfloor;
• securing said tiles to said template and the subfloor;
• and
• installing grout in the grout areas between said tiles.